Conor McGregor has ‘zero chance’ of fighting in One Championship – even for US$1, says CEO Chatri Sityodtong
- Asian MMA organisation’s founder Chatri not interested in ‘trash talk and controversy’
- Says One fighters embody ‘integrity, humility and respect’ of martial arts
One Championship CEO and founder Chatri Sityodtong has said he would turn down the chance to hire Conor McGregor even if the UFC star offered to fight for US$1.
The Irishman is by far the biggest financial draw in all of MMA, but Chatri feels McGregor is too brash for his Singapore-based organisation, which prides itself on highlighting the skills of its fighters more than trash talk outside the cage.
“Someone like Conor McGregor [or] Colby Covington has zero chance of ever getting signed by One Championship,” the Thai told MMA website Sherdog.
“Even if they were free agents [and] wanted to compete in One Championship for $1, we would say no.”
McGregor called out Chatri on social media earlier this month after One signed former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson, with Ben Askren going the other way to UFC in a blockbuster trade.